TV & RADIO JAMES MURDOCH, 36 BSkyB ChairmanRupert's son has just paid around £1.6 billion to expand Sky's Premiership football coverage, is managing to add new subscribers and has cut prices for a new high-definition TV service. While the Murdochs' empire is tightening its belt, Sky is well-placed in the recession.

UNDER PRESSURE

TV & RADIO JAY HUNT, 41 BBC1 controller Her mettle has been tested by a series of rows, most recently over Carol Thatcher's "golliwog" and Jeremy Clarkson's "one-eyed idiot" remarks. Hunt holds great sway as she runs Britain's most popular TV channel.

MAKING MOVES

SPORTANDREW FLINTOFF, 31 England cricketer Dubbed the most expensive cricketer in the world after he and team-mate Kevin Pietersen each sold for £1.05 million in the Indian Premier League auction. Flintoff could make millions more from marketing opportunities.

WIElDING THE GAVEL

ART & DESIGN HENRY WYNDHAM, 55 Sotheby's Europe, Chairman Well-connected Old Etonian proved the art market is not yet dead as he presided over a £32.5 million Impressionist sale, including a Degas bronze dancer which went for a record £13 million.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

FILMAMANDA BERRY, 46 Bafta, chief executive One of the most powerful women in British film, this has been her big weekend presiding over the Bafta awards which she has helped turn into a real curtainraiser for the Oscars. Berry, chief executive since 2000, is a former TV producer and agent.

UP AND COMING

THEATREHAYLEY ATWELL, 26 actor Winning plaudits for her turn in A View From the Bridge At The Duke of York's, Atwell is blossoming on both stage and screen. She is also in the TV remake of The Prisoner, following well-received cinema roles in Brideshead Revisited and The Duchess in the autumn.